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GEORGE JONES, or NEW HAVEN,- CONNECTICUT.-

Letlcrs Patent No. 78,805, dated June 9, 1868.

IMPROVED SPRINKLER AND DRDGE.

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TO ALL WI-IOM I'l MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, GEORGE JONES, of New I-Iovon, in the county of New I-Ieven, und Stute of Connecticut, hav-e invented n new Improvement in Sprinkler and Dredge; und I do hereby declare the following, when taken in Vconnection with the accompanying drawing, and the letters of Vreference marked thereon, to be o full, clear, and exact descriptionv of the some, and which saiddrnwing constitutes part of this specification, and represents e-vertical central section. l

This invention relates to :in improvementin the'sprinkler and dredge for which Letters Patent were granted kto Keepnnd Dummer, dated July 3, 1366.

In that potent the coverean he turned but slightly from the cup, inasmuch as the Whole spindle must incline, to allow the cover to be moved at all. This opens the cup so little that it is with difficulty filled. To overcome this difficulty is the object of my invention, which consists in forming o-bell-joint on the spindle, within the cup, so that the cover muy be turned further from the cup. i

In order to the clear understanding of my invention,'I will fully describe the same as illustrated in the accompanying drwings. i

A is-the cup,B lthe cover, C the plunger, which works through the bottom ofthe cup by depressing it upon theot'her end of the spindle D, to which the plunger C is attached by a balhjoint, E. The cup of Keep and Dummer hase spindle and plunger in one continuous piece, so that the'whole spindle und plunger must be inclined, in order to remove the cover in the slightest degree; but by the application of the bell-joint, ns Ihuve shown, the cover may be turned on the said joint, leuving'the plunger in its perpendicular position. The spring within the cover, which supports the spindle nud plunger in its up position` yields, to allow the ruisingof the cover and turning upon the joint; thus the only practical diiiculty which existed in the invention oiiKeep and Dummer is overcome. l i Y v i I do not wishto be understood es broadly claiming melting ejoint in the spindle, so that the'cover may be turned in either one of two directions, my invention being for u universal joint which allows the opening of the cup by. the movement of the cover in'any direction. i

Hoving fully described my inventioxn'tvhat I claim as` new Aand useful, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is v The arrangement of the'ball-j'oint between the spindle Dl'and plunger C, and com bied with the cover I3 and cup A, so that the cover may be turned from the cup, substantially as herein set'fo'rth.

GEO. JONES.

Witnesses:

J. H. SuUMWAY, A. J. TIBBITS. 

